Meet Loretta Lynn’s granddaughter, Emmy Russell – who was ‘so mad’ when judges asked her to sing her grandma’s song, ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’, on American Idol …
Judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie actually gave the young singer a choice of 3 numbers – but her grandmother’s song was the only one she was familiar with
“So on American Idol, I did my grandma’s song. Well, they actually let the judges pick three songs. And the only one I knew was ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’,” she said on the podcast. “I’m already facing so much, trying to act in courage, and I just remember seeing that and I was so mad. I was like, ‘Ugh.’”
She said she thought that singing her late grandma’s famous song “was just going to add to” reports of nepotism. “It was weird because I still felt that still small voice say, ‘I need you to stay, and I need you to show up,’” she added. “And I got on the piano and I played ‘Coal Miner’s Daughter’ for the vocal coaches … and it was just how I wanted to play it.”
Here’s what we know about Loretta Lynn’s talented granddaughter.
How is Emmy Russell related to Loretta Lynn?
Emmy Russell is one of Loretta Lynn’s whopping 26 grandchildren.